1 Scope

This document is addressed to all TCs and intends to support their work on energy efficiency publications within their specific scope.

This document defines procedures for the preparation and revision of basic and group energy efficiency (EE) publications including energy efficiency aspects (EEAs).

This document:

• describes the contributions of IEC publications to energy efficiency;

• describes the concept of an energy efficiency aspect;

• provides categories of energy efficiency aspects and a list of energy efficiency aspects to be considered by TCs.

• helps in harmonizing the systematic approach to energy efficiency;

• promotes the use of a systems approach when addressing energy efficiency aspects in the context of standardization;

• raises awareness that provisions in IEC publications can affect the energy performance of the product itself (taken individually) and of the entire application (embedding the product), in both negative and positive ways;

• helps TCs to identify energy efficiency aspects that contribute to energy efficiency improvement of the product itself and of the entire application;

• describes the relationship between TCs with basic and group EE functions.

In the context of this document, "EE" refers to energy efficiency of products, systems and organizations.

It uses the boundary concept to address energy efficiency aspects in the context of a systems approach.

It is beyond the scope of this Guide to cover or list all possible aspects relevant for all possible products within the scope of IEC.